Category: Social media

On the internet, you are looking for something to make you angry

Back on the internet, you are looking for something to make you angry. It’s a habit you picked up as a researcher, stuck in your lab until sunset, walking home to those empty walls. It’s one you’ve kept as a medical student. It’s always the most bellig…

They didn’t teach social media in medical school

Why should doctors become involved in social media?  I asked myself this same question a few years ago.  My answer was, “I don’t know.” I saw no redeeming reason to get involved with social media as a physician.  At the time, I just s…

Covid-19 ‘Freedom’ Protest Blocks DC Area Traffic, #TruckersConvoy2022 Contrasts This With Ukraine Crisis

People on Twitter contrasted the “People’s Convoy” claims about freedom with what the Ukrainian people have been going through right now with Russia’s invasion that’s been orchestrated by Vladimir Putin.

Weight Watchers App Violated Kids’ Privacy, DOJ Says

The Department of Justice alleges that the Kurbo app and website illegally harvested information on kids as young as 8—ranging from names and phone numbers to height and weight.

Instagram Pulls Ads By Mental Health Startup Cerebral For Violating Its Rules

Cerebral, which raised $300 million at a $4.8 billion valuation in December, ran more than 30 ads over the past few weeks showing a young woman surrounded by food and overeating.

#AustraliaHasFallen Used To Spread Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories After Novak Djokovic Deportation

But here’s how some Australians have hijacked the hashtag in response.

NyQuil, Sleepy Chicken Challenge Trends On TikTok, Here Are The Dangers

Videos on TikTok and other social media show people cooking chicken in over-the-counter cough and cold medications such as NyQuil.

Twitter Permanently Bans Marjorie Taylor Greene For Repeated Covid-19 Misinformation

Greene still has access to her professional Twitter account, which the platform said has not violated its misinformation policies.

‘CDC Says’ Jokes Trend After New Covid-19 Isolation, Quarantine Guideline Changes

The CDC didn’t actually say that it’s OK to text your ex or take a bath with a toaster.

New Covid-19 Vaccine, Myocarditis Claims From Questionable Abstract In American Heart Association Journal

Twitter has added a warning to anyone clicking on the link to this abstract.